Sal Lama, of SolidWorks, put up a post on the SolidWorks forums regarding backwards compatibility. Naturally, this is going to get people buzzing. I took the survey, though I think it’s like beating a dead horse. Customers have been asking for this functionality for years.
Why am I writing this post? Because the survey aggravated me. The first question asks why do I want the functionality? Frankly, this question is dumb. Many customers of SolidWorks have been asking for this for years. The ‘why’ isn’t important, the ‘want’ is. We want it. If it’s doable, then do it. Just having the survey implies that it is a possibility. Rather than spending time creating surveys to get info you should already know, how about determining once and for all if it is something that can be done? If so, then do it. Another question that was asked in the survey had to do with editing; something along the lines of “do you want to be able to edit the new version?” Duh. Everyone already knows you can export/import neutral file formats, Sal. Then jump through the hoop(s) that is FeatureWorks. There were other questions asking for input on why and how. Seriously? One would think you guys have heard it all by now.
If you can make it so I can save my 201x part as -08, -09, etc. please do it. If you can’t, then tell us and explain, succinctly, why. Just do us all a favor, ok? Quit teasing us.
